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Dechert LLP

Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance

USA Guide 2026 : New York


Dechert LLP

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Provided by Dechert LLP

Dechert provides a responsive, interdisciplinary, multi-jurisdictional team to address the complexities of modern finance transactions across categories and geographies. With more than 150 lawyers in the world’s major financial centers, our internationally recognized practice provides clients with innovative deal structuring, creative financing strategies and efficient execution. Our clients receive comprehensive solutions for all of their finance needs. By tapping into the breadth of Dechert’s expertise, we deliver advice on real estate finance, structured finance, leveraged finance and securitization matters.

Commercial Real Estate Finance

We handle the origination of complex commercial real estate loans, as well as securitization and syndication after closing. Dechert provides market-leading, best-in-class service to our clients, helping them to successfully structure and originate complex commercial real estate financings across all asset classes, including securitization, syndication, restructuring and enforcement.

Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities

We help our clients innovate and execute their transactions efficiently and effectively. We provide best in class service across all asset categories and securitization technologies, including CMBS and CRE CLOs, warehouse facilities, cash and synthetic transactions and on the purchase and sale of pools of loans and other financial assets.

Chambers Review

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Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance - New York

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For
Dechert LLP has a notable reputation for advising private and public investors on the origination, purchase and sale of significant real estate loan portfolios. It possesses renowned strength in complex mortgage loan securitizations and restructurings. The team also offers expertise advising clients on complex regulatory concerns in the market.

Work Highlights

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  • Dechert represented Argentic Real Estate Finance 2 as mortgage loan seller in multiple securitizations, including loans secured by commercial properties valued at over $800 million.

Strengths

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  • I would call Dechert's deal execution, client communication and availability all outstanding. When you need them, they're there.

    Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance respondentUSA
  • The Dechert team is purpose-built to handle large, complex transactions.

    Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance respondentUSA
  • Dechert have decades of experience and are good at giving advice on commercial points that will be mutually acceptable to lenders and borrowers and that the market will generally accept.

    Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance respondentUSA
  • Dechert are very knowledgeable about the subject matter we work with them on. They're very responsive, always there to answer questions and work within your deadlines, which is very important.

    Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 2Laura Swihart
    Band 2Laura Swihart

    Laura Swihart

    Laura Swihart is co-chair of the firm's global finance and real estate practice groups. She has vast expertise in commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation matters.

  • Band 3Laura G Ciabarra
    Band 3Laura G Ciabarra

    Laura G Ciabarra

    Laura Ciabarra is sought out by investors for her expertise in a range of finance transactions, including debt, mezzanine and mortgage loans.
    • If we were to reach out to pick the brains of a lenders' lawyer, I would reach out to Laura.

      Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance respondentUSA
    • Laura is a very thorough lawyer who knows how to close a deal.

      Real Estate: Mainly Corporate & Finance respondentUSA

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